Video of the Week: Nook’s Introduction to the Feb. 2016 Issue of PLSN
Eagles of Death Metal European Tour Resumes; Bataclan May Reopen Later This Year
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — On Feb. 13, three months after the terrorist attack at the Bataclan in Paris, the Eagles of Death Metal resumed their European tour. The Feb. 13 performance in Stockholm will be followed by a Feb. 16 concert in Paris, but not at the Bataclan. Owners of that venue have vowed to reopen, but not until later this year. Instead, the Eagles of Death Metal will perform at Paris’ Olympia music hall.
Read More »Staging Concepts Names Jwerkz as Sales Agent for Singapore
MINNEAPOLIS – Staging Concepts, an industry leader in custom staging solutions, named JWerkz as its sales agent for the Singapore market.
Read More »7,000 Escape Injury from Massive Stage Fire in India
MUMBAI, India — A fire blamed on errant sparklers or pyro effects engulfed the stage during Maharashtra Night at Mumbai’s Girgaum Chowpatty beach area, part of the week-long “Make in India Week” festivities sponsored by the local government. The event drew a crowd of 7,000, and all were safely evacuated from the blaze. The smoke and flames emerged at about 8:20 p.m. on Feb. 14 as costumed dancers were performing on stage. The police and firefighters were credited for taking quick action, halting the performance and overseeing the evacuation. With some firefighting equipment at the ready and more on the way, the massive blaze was doused within a reported 38 minutes.
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Christian Shrine in Pennsylvania Glows Anew with LED Fixtures from Chauvet Professional
GERMANTOWN, PA – The Miraculous Medal Shrine, first completed in 1927, features a white statue of the Virgin Mary within a domed gold leafed alcove flanked by marble columns and mosaic murals. Tyler Hoffman, the owner and principal designer of Spire AVL got the chance to put the shrine in a new light and opted to include COLORado 1-Quad Tour pars, an Ovation C-640FC cyc light and Ovation E-190WW LED ellipsoidals from Chauvet Professional.
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For PVRIS Performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Okulus Makes Use of Ayrton MagicBlade-R Fixtures
LOS ANGELES – UK-based production design company Okulus used a bank of 40 Ayrton MagicBlade-R fixtures to back the up-and-coming American rock band, PVRIS on their first-ever televised appearance. The band appeared in January on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show. Broadcast on ABC, they were seen by an estimated 2+ million viewers.
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Niclen Adds Elation Cuepix Blinders and Colour Pendant to Inventory
DORTMUND, Germany – Niclen Moving Lights Systems GmbH has added Elation Professional Cuepix Series LED blinders and Colour Pendant color-changing LED luminaires to its inventory of rental stock. The purchase includes both versions of Elation’s popular Cuepix Blinder – the Cuepix Blinder WW2 (pictured here) and Cuepix Blinder WW4. They house 2 and 4 long-life 100W warm white 3,200K COB LEDs respectively.
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Seven Rules of a Successful Lighting Director
As a touring lighting director, I often get asked what it takes to get to where I am. Here are seven tips of a successful lighting director.
Q: What’s the difference between a Lighting Designer and a Lighting Director?
A: About $20,000…
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Israel-Based Reality TV Program, ‘Music School,’ Lit with Robe Fixtures
TEL AVIV, Israel – A reality TV program, Music School, which is broadcast on national Channel 2, gives 16 young people the chance to be mentored and trained by four professional singers. LD Ronen Najar’s design for the show, staged at the Russell theatre in Ramatgan, Tel Aviv, includes 11 Robe BMFL Spots, six MMX Spots and an additional eight LEDBeam 100s shining from around the back of the audience. Lighting rental company Argaman Systems supplied the gear for Ronen’s rig. He uses a grandMA2 console for control.
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Blizzard Lighting BlockHead Big Eye
Blizzard Lighting’s BlockHead Big Eye, a a 3×3 pixel matrix moving head with nine LEDs (15W RGBW quad-color OSRAM LEDs) features continuous pan and tilt. It also has a variable electronic dimmer and strobe and individual LED pixel control, and the LEDs promise a working life of of 100,000 hours of use.
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Rushworks to Feature New Gear at NAB 2016
LAS VEGAS — Rushworks will be featuring four new products to be unveiled at NAB 2016 in Booth SL 11808: the PTX Universal Pan/Tilt head (pictured here), Remo UbeRemote. Remo IsoTower and Talk-Take video switching software. The show’s exhibition floor will be open at the Las Vegas Convention Center April 18-21.
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Pitbull’s NYE TV Special on Fox Includes Elation Platinum FLX Hybrid Moving Light
MIAMI – Lighting designer Tom Kenny included Elation Professional’s Platinum FLX hybrid moving head in the rig for a TV special featuring Pitbull that rang in 2016. Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution was broadcast live on Fox television to a nationwide audience Dec. 31, 2015. This was Kenny’s first year doing the show and his first opportunity to use the Platinum FLX luminaire.
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